Sony Pictures Home Entertainment invites movie and art lovers to take an unforgettable journey filled with love, compassion and triumph whenΒ MAUDIEΒ debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and digital on October 10th. Β
Academy Award nominees Sally Hawkins (Best Supporting Actress,Β Blue Jasmine, 2014) and Ethan Hawke (Best Supporting Actor,Β Boyhood, 2015) star in this stunning biopicΒ based on theΒ famous folk artistΒ Maud Lewis (Hawkins)Β a bright-eyed, intelligent woman, hunched with crippled hands from arthritis, yearns to be independent from her overly protective family. She answers an advertisement for a housekeeper by a 40-year-old bachelor who owes nothing to anyone. She is a terrible housekeeper and spends most of her time painting. Over time, she wins his heart. When they realize people will actually buy her cards and paintings, he supports and encourages her. Maudβs determination for her art, along with her partnership with Everett (Ethan Hawke), blossoms into a career as a famous folk artist.
